Mad #277
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Roboslop" is a sharp, satirical dive into the absurdities of modern life in 1988, rendered with Dave Berg’s signature wit and precise line work—both in story and on the cover by Richard Williams, whose distinctive style captures the issue’s biting humor. A single, surreal premise threads through everyday frustrations, from weather forecasts to divorce, all filtered through Berg’s deadpan, observational lens.
In "The Lighter Side of..." from Mad #277, a sharp, satirical eye roams across the absurdities of modern life—from questionable hockey calls to the baffling logic of weather forecasts—each page skewering a different facet of daily routine with deadpan wit. With no creator credits beyond typeset letters, the humor lands with the crisp, no-nonsense precision that defines the magazine’s classic tone.
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Reprinted in Svenska Mad #2/1988 (1988), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #92 (1994), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #93 (1994), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #102 (1995), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #107 (1995), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad #502 (2010), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad's Greatest Writers: Frank Jacobs #[nn] (2015), Mad #21 (2021), Mad #40 (2024), Mad #41 (2025), Mad #47 (2026), Mad #228, Mad #311
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